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Fox Footy commentator Dwayne Russell on Maffra’s first grand final in 1989

AS they say, you have to start somewhere. Fox Footy commentator Dwayne Russell has revealed the first game he ever called was a Gippsland League...

High winds during Sale Croquet Club’s golf croquet singles

COMPETITORS in Sale Croquet Club's golf croquet singles tournament last weekend had to battle gale force easterly winds for two days, but in all...

Goannas go to top of 50’s comp

Anthony Bloomfield THE Gippsland Goannas over 50's team set off early on Sunday morning to commence their trip to Ballarat. The Buninyong Reserve was in perfect...

Pendlebury milestone beckons

SCOTT Pendlebury could equal the AFL games record in the biggest game of the home-and-away season. The Collingwood superstar, from Sale, will begin his 21st...

Goannas over 60s mean business

THE Gippsland Goannas Over 60’s cricket team travelled to Iona last Sunday for the round nine clash against Iona/Koo Wee Rup. After winning the toss,...

Croquet tournament this weekend

PLAYERS from across Victoria have entered Sale Croquet Club's golf croquet singles tournament to be played this weekend (January 17-18). Sale always hosts the first...

Locals claim national title

Victoria claimed back-to-back women's Australian Country Cricket Championships last week. The Victorian squad included two local players, Longford's Sally Guthrie and Rosedale-Kilmany's Kirrily Bruce, for...

Quick singles

Back in action THE SMCA women's T20 competition resumed last night. Longford was looking to continue its undefeated start to the season at home against third-placed...

Best showing on the green

The area's best bowlers represented the Gippsland region at the Region Sides Championships at Ballarat. Sale's Shane Dove, Gail McKenzie, Marg Sceney and Pam Carter,...

Record breaker at Greenwattle

The weather was hot for Thursday’s horse race meeting at Sale, and so was the run of Yes Yoshi. On debut, the three-year-old gelding, ridden...

Night tennis starts February

With the 2026 Australian Open about to commence, excitement is building for the new season of Sale Tennis Club night pennant. Night pennant runs on...

Double fault, Groth stepping down

Tennis anyone? The state Liberal merry-go-round circus continues, with the party's deputy leader Sam Groth stepping down. Groth informed party leader Jess Wilson that he would...

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Council aspires to eventually sell scorched old Sale police station to...

Wellington Shire Council at last Tuesday’s ordinary meeting shared their response to the fire at the old Sale police station by declaring a desire...